Basic Information
Label: JBG Music (self released)
Management: Charley Burch
Members: Steve Potts, Dave Smith, Lester Snell, Skip Pitts, Rick Steff, Royal Horns, New Memphis Strings, Lyrika Holmes, Cody Dickinson, Josh Roberts, Dave Cousar, Victo
Jay Gaunt
Mahwah, NJ
Blues / Jazz / Funk
Bio
“Harmonica Phenom” Jay Gaunt (Mo Rocca, CBS Sunday news) began playing harmonica at the age of 12, developing a passion for blues music. One of Jay’s first exposures to blues was The Blues Brothers movie and shortly thereafter he went to see Dan Aykroyd (in full Elwood mode) when he was hosting Chick Willis & Dwight Edwards at the Opus Theater in New York (June 2006). Dan called up Jay to sit in for the encore. The moment he stepped on stage and played the Mississippi sax, Jay was hooked. Si...
Comments
A-Jay King:
wow I am very very impressed I am digging this, such classy and enjoyable music, Mr.Burch wow I am impressed I could drive around in my car to this every day of the week and then on my free time,WOW
Dec 06
Press
“(translated by Merete Eide)
16 year old Jay Gaunt from New Jersey undoubtedly represents the future for the diatonic blues harmonica...Due to his exceptional technical talent and elegant use of the so-called "overblow"technique - which also enables to play chromatic scales on the diatonic harmonica - Gaunt has been taken under the wings of the progressive harmonica sizes Chris Michalek and diatonic harmonica answer to Steve Vai: Jason Ricci. The last mention has even co-produced on several of the cuts on the album...how successful is Jay Gaunt on Harmonicopia? Really well, actually. Much of the album, recorded with the cream of Memphis musicians at Willie Mitchell's Royal Studio. In addition, his distinctive throat vibrato (think Lee Oskar), especially stands out on its own on several cuts which he plays acoustic. Would you take the most vibrant contemporary harmonica on the pulse, check out Jay Gaunt latest album!
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Artist Stats
Fans: 735
Song Plays: 265
Visits: 468
Video Plays: 16
Widget Hits: 806
Status
Status:
Please vote for Jay Gaunt Harmonicopia at Blues Review http://bluesrevue.com/2011/01/the-band-contest-janfeb-2011/ and visit his website www.jaygaunt.com
